The Museum Council has appointed Ágústa Kristófersdóttir as the Council's Executive Director. Ágústa holds a BA in History and Art History and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Museology. She has extensive experience in museum work and has worked in that field since 1993. First at the Reykjavík Museum of Art, Árbæjarsafn, and then as Head of the Exhibitions Department at the Reykjavík Art Museum and Curator of the …

The Museum Council is advertising for applications for grants from the Museum Fund in 2014. The role of the Museum Fund is to support the work of museums that fall under the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Museum Council makes a proposal to the Minister of Education, Science and Culture for allocation from the fund in accordance with the Museums Act and the Council's allocation rules from 18 September 2013. The amount and number of grants awarded depend on the budget allocation …

The Museum Council is advertising for applications for recognition of museums according to the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Museum Council will make a proposal for recognition of a museum to the Minister of Education and Culture if the applicant meets the Museum Council's requirements for recognition according to the Museums Act and Regulation No. 900/2013. Information about the requirements and a template for the application can be found on the Museum Council's website. The application deadline for the application to be considered in 2013 is November 15th.

The Executive Director of the Museums Council presented the fund's allocation rules and the conditions for museum recognition at a mobile school for museum professionals held in Reykjavík at the end of September. Here you can see the slides that accompanied the presentation. Here you can see a recording of the presentation. Further information about the recognition process can be found here.

Table of Contents 1. A museum shall be owned by a public entity, a non-profit organization, a company or an enterprise that ensures the financial basis for the museum for its normal operations and appoints a board of directors. A museum shall not be operated for profit. With the Museums Act No. 141/2011, the Museums Council was given the role of discussing the recognition of museums and the withdrawal of recognition before proposals to that effect are sent to the Minister. …

I. Objective of the meeting The objective of the meeting is to seek the opinion of museum professionals on key questions regarding the future organization of museum affairs in the country in the spirit of the new Museum Act. It is important to receive opinions and suggestions on emphases and implementation from the group. The objective of the meeting is no less to work in close cooperation with the main stakeholders and to agree on a conclusion that takes into account …

According to the Museums Act, the role of the Museums Council is to work on a strategy for museum work in collaboration with the main museums, which is sent to the minister for approval. In accordance with this role, the Museums Council agreed at its meeting on 20 March 2013 to establish a working group to work on the council's strategy. The main museums, the National Gallery of Iceland and the National Museum, were approached, along with a study programme in …

The Museum Council received a total of 61 applications from parties for grants from the Museum Fund in 2013. There were 47 applications for operating grants and 171 applications for project grants. The Museum Council made a proposal for allocation from the Museum Fund to the Minister of Education, Science and Culture, who allocated funds from the fund on April 30. 44 museums were allocated operating grants in the amount of ISK 1,000,000. 14 collaboration grants were awarded …

The Museum Council is now accepting museum charters for approval in accordance with the Museums Act No. 141/2011. According to Article 10 of the Museums Act No. 141/2011, the Museum Council’s approval of a museum’s charter is a condition for a museum to be recognized under the Museums Act. However, the Museum Council’s approval of a charter does not constitute recognition of the museum. Approval of charters 1. The museum’s representative (museum director or chairman …

The last day to apply for the museum fund was March 26. Applications will be discussed at the next meeting of the council and proposals for allocation will be sent to the minister following that meeting. The fund received a total of 60 applications this year.